Electric Toy Snail

ABSTRACT

An electric toy snail comprises a shell mechanically coupled to a foot and a neck. The shell further comprises a power source and a compartment. The power source is electrically coupled to a motor, a light and a music device.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/478,617 which was filed on Apr. 25, 2011.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to devices whose principal purpose is for the amusement or recreation of children, wherein there is some physical interaction between a person and the device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Children can get bored with toys easily. The desire to make a toy to stimulate children in a variety of ways and allow those children an expression outlet is solved by the present invention.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An electric toy snail comprises a shell mechanically coupled to a foot and a neck. The shell further comprises a power source and a compartment. The power source is electrically coupled to a motor, a light and a music device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

Having thus described the invention in general terms, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, and wherein:

FIG. 1 shows a front view of the device in use.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the device in use.

FIG. 3 shows a side view of the device in use.

FIG. 4 shows a top view of the device in use.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention overcome many of the obstacles associated with sustained stimulation in children's toys, and now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings that show some, but not all embodiments of the claimed inventions. Indeed, the invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

FIG. 1 shows the electric toy snail in use. Like a typical snail, the device shows a shell mechanically couple to a foot. Unlike a typical snail, the foot is further mechanically coupled to a neck which further comprises a mouth. The neck extends to a pair of eyes. The shell, foot, neck and eyes comprise the body of the device. Below the mouth of the snail is a pull ring mechanically coupled to the neck. The pull ring is further mechanically coupled to a pull string. A user can pull the pull string to move the electric toy snail. The foot is mechanically couple to six wheels which are further mechanically coupled to a motor. A user can move the snail by activating the motor.

FIG. 2 shows another view of the electric toy snail. As shown here, there are three sets of wheels mechanically coupled to the foot and further mechanically coupled to a motor. The motor is electrically coupled to power source and is further electrically coupled to a first switch. The power source is further electrically coupled to a light inside the shell. The light is further electrically coupled to a second switch. The power source can also be electrically coupled to a music device and a speaker and further electrically coupled to a third switch. The power source can be batteries in some embodiments.

FIG. 3 shows a side view of the electric toy snail. The shell can be a whiteboard. In embodiments where the shell is a whiteboard, users can express their creativity by drawing on the whiteboard. The shell can be mechanically coupled to a hinge, which when opened reveals a compartment that can store dry erase markers and a dry eraser.

FIG. 4 shows a top view of the electric toy snail. The electric toy snails eyes can blink or light up when the wheels turn either by the pull cord being pulled or by the first switch. 

1. An electric toy snail, comprising a shell mechanically coupled to a foot and a neck, where the shell further comprises a power source.
 2. An electric toy snail, further comprising, where the shell further comprises a white board, a hinge, and a compartment.
 3. An electric toy snail, further comprising, where the power source is electrically coupled to a motor, a light and a music device; where the motor is further electrically coupled to a first switch; where the light is further electrically coupled to a second switch; and where the music device is further electrically coupled to a third switch. 